Venture Capital Investment Management
Venture capitalSan Francisco · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm applies Disruption Theory to identify early-stage healthcare companies entering markets at lower cost tiers or non-mainstream segments, rather than competing directly with incumbents. Healthcare disruptors like Genentech, Invisalign, 23andMe, AthenaHealth, and ZocDoc exemplify this approach. The firm uses proprietary technology called MESE® to analyze hundreds of early-stage candidates daily and identify top-performing companies using custom data analytics, enabling both proactive outbound deal sourcing and inbound network development. This disciplined strategy aims to find young companies at lower valuations that can deliver traditional venture capital returns in a healthcare industry experiencing significant disruption from shifting gatekeepers toward consumers and self-insured corporations.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
Partner at Hambrecht Ventures, founder of WR Hambrecht+Co, and co-founder of Hambrecht & Quist. He has overseen nearly 700 company investments including early-stage funding and IPO transactions for Apple, Amazon, Adobe, Genentech, Google, Intel, Nvidia, Pixar, and Salesforce. He serves on the boards of Buoy Health and PatientsLikeMe.
Managing Partner at Hambrecht Ventures who has collaborated with her father Bill Hambrecht for over a decade. She previously served as CEO of Salon Media, co-founded Asiacontent.com, and worked as an equities analyst at Goldman Sachs covering emerging markets. She sits on the boards of Tasso Inc., Proov, and Golden.
Partner at Hambrecht Ventures since 2008 and data scientist who created the MESE computing system. He leads an eight-person data science team providing market and private business insights. Previously at Intel, he helped found a high-performance computing business and led a joint research program with Harvard Business School on applying data science to venture capital.
Chief Financial Officer of WR Hambrecht + Co since 2014 with over 25 years of senior finance experience in financial services. Previously served as CFO at Wells Fargo Securities and held controller and regulatory roles at Charles Schwab. Holds a BS in Accounting & Finance from USC.
Served as Managing Partner at WRH+Co from 2013 to 2018. Held executive positions including President and CEO at Wells Fargo Securities and Managing Director of the Western Region. Previously led institutional sales and brokerage operations at Morgan Stanley and H&Q. Holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University.
Retired Hewlett Packard executive with over 31 years of experience, most recently as Corporate Vice President managing operations across 120+ countries. Since 2001 has been a Partner at Hambrecht Ventures Funds 1 and 2 focusing on early-stage technology and bioscience investments in the US and China. Serves on multiple boards and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.
Has held HR and operations positions at WR Hambrecht + Co since 1999, supporting both Hambrecht Capital and Hambrecht Ventures as well as portfolio companies. Previously served as AVP at Bank of America.
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- What sectors does Venture Capital Investment Management focus on?
- Venture Capital Investment Management focuses on Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Venture Capital Investment Management located?
- Venture Capital Investment Management is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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